Sunday, October 9, 2022

Thanksgiving Sunday, Change of Plans

The Ridge

Sunday, Oct. 9th was another sleep in day for the Richards’ family. 😊 It was 8 o’clock when we all got up. I’m getting used to this, not hearing Bill’s phone chirping beside us and not hearing an alarm every morning. The weekend is usually quiet but we tend to get up with things going on early anyway. Not anymore!

Where did the sunshine that we woke up to go?

Last week I responded to my niece’s Thanksgiving potluck invite being held in Hanover today. All week, fighting the colds, we’ve both been saying ‘let’s hope these coughs and sniffles are gone’. As it turned out, that hasn’t happened. As a matter of fact, mine seems to be turning in the opposite direction. Today, we woke up, me after a couple of cough-filled nights, and agreed that we would forgo the dinner and stay home.

Clouds, blue sky and fall colours
Make a nice picture

I notified Joanne on her event page and popped a note to Donna and my daughter, Bridgette. We were disappointed but neither of us wanted to ‘share’ what we have, nor did we feel like sitting among family for conversation. Darn coughs! Instead, we took advantage of the beautiful morning (it changed after lunch), and went out to do more packing up.

The Bunky is getting filled up

Now, we made great strides today and there truly is very little left to do! Our two weeks before departure should be fairly relaxed. Bill has a few things to do regarding his planes, batteries and equipment but the Bunky and outhouse are filled and the storage shed is ready for the riding mower when we get it back. We have a shelter to take down after we put Jazz into storage. First nice day after an oil change. 😊

How about a little pose with the pumpkins?

For supper, we had leftover chicken pot pie and I found it tasted better tonight because my expectations weren’t so high. We had a piece of pecan pie for dessert, it was purchased for the dinner but we ended up on the right side of that plate. After dishes were loaded, we watched a movie (or two) and recorded a new program called Walker Independence. Trying to find a change up for our evenings.

A close up the pie
Oh my!

This was a great day even though we missed out on a family get-together. I’m grateful that last weekend we saw most of who we wanted to see before we journey out.

Happy Thanksgiving!
(all of the above)
Good night!

Thank you for the visit. Your comments are always welcome.

22 comments:

  1. Happy Thanksgiving, hopefully you feel better soon. It’s amazing how much we can leave behind in a shed.

    Deb

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  2. Happy Thanksgiving you two. Hope you feel better soon Patsy.

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  3. Happy Thanksgiving friends. 🍁
    Feel better soon.

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  4. Hoping you're feeling better soon! These two weeks will fly! Love the Thanksgiving sign at the end :)

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  5. Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you're both feeling better soon.
    I watched a pilot this week - Fire Country - it was good enough that I'll likely watch the next couple of episodes to decide whether it's a keeper or not.

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  6. Happy Thanksgiving. Sorry to hear u r not well.

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  7. I hope you are feeling better today. Our house seems abnormally quiet since Kurt and Kris left this morning. Your pecan pie looks very yummy. Perhaps one day I will try my hand at making one of those.

    God bless.

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    1. Thank you Jackie.
      I've never made my own pecan pie, tarts but not a pie.

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  8. Happy Thanksgiving to the entire Richards household.
    Time to hit the road will be here before you know it.
    Looking forward to reding about your adventures.
    Gibbs looks like he's ready to play.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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    1. Thank you Rick and Kathy.
      Anxious to be on the road now that the weather is changing.
      Gibbs is always ready to play! Haha

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  9. Wishing you a fast recovery. I have a cold too and it is just hanging on. Hope you are all better when you leave on your trip so that you can enjoy the ride.

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    1. Thank you Becky. The older we get, the longer the colds stick around.
      You feel better too!

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  10. Prayers you both feel better soon. Seems like this year has flown by. It's hard to believe you are heading south already. Enjoy your trip south!

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    1. Thank you Cheri. Soon we'll be headed that way! Not sure which route yet.

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